We arrived in Ecuador on August 1st and left for Peru on August 31st. In between we went to the Galapagos, the Amazon Rainforest and the middle of the world, among others. Here are our general observations from our first country in South America. Language – since we have been Read more…
We had high hopes for Cuenca as we left Quito airport for the final time. The prior couple of weeks in the Galapagos and Amazon had been amazing, but tiring. As a result, our Cuenca wish list included laundry facilities, good internet, our own space to relax, a kitchen to Read more…
Each day in the Amazon we did a morning and afternoon activity, which was good because we we were in the middle of a rain forest and couldn’t leave the lodge on our own, and the kids needed to burn off some energy! After we left the Rainforest, we asked Read more…
For our week in the Ecuadorian Amazon Rain forest, we stayed at a lodge called Gaia Amazon Lodge located outside of Tena, Ecuador. Our stay was very well organized with a morning activity and an afternoon activity each day. We also had all our meals prepared for us. We normally Read more…
After the Galapagos, a trip to the Amazon was our second top priority in South America (even if we did worry about packing all the ‘fun’ things into the first month of our trip!) We were picked up from the crater early in the morning and after a long, winding Read more…
We had a few days between some big trips in Ecuador (more to come on those soon!), so we looked for somewhere not too far from the Quito airport, but a little outside of the city itself. I think we found a real winner with our stay in the crater Read more…
Okay, so I will admit that my post title is kind of click-bait. Yes, the volcano we visited is defined as “active”, which means that it has had at least one eruption in the last 10,000 years. But, if you are expecting to see us huddled under a volcano as Read more…
After visting the Old Town we had a few other adventures in Quito during our week long stay. One of the main attractions for the boys was Parque la Carolina in the financial district and very close to our AirBnB. The boys loved playing football there almost every day of Read more…
Our South American adventure began in Quito, Ecuador with a very late arrival on a Thursday night. We had arranged for a company to pick us up at the airport and they were waiting for us with balloons for A’s 11th birthday! A very nice touch and a great start Read more…